Histrionic Personality Disorder

I am starting to think that I may haave histrionic personality disorder. Does anyone know anything about this, or can give me any pointers? I am trying to get back into my doc to talk to him about this, but he is really good, and therefore very busy, and I really am having a hard time waiting and not being able to get this off my chest.

Hey, I looked this up in google search engine and found a entry from Wikipedia website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histrionic_personality_disorder
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness, usually beginning in early adulthood.

The essential feature of the histrionic personality disorder is an excessive pattern of emotionality and attention-seeking behavior. These individuals are lively, dramatic, enthusiastic, and flirtatious. They may be inappropriately sexually provocative, express strong emotions with an impressionistic style, and be easily influenced by others.

The literature [which?] differentiates HPD according to gender. Women with HPD are described as self-centered, self-indulgent, and intensely dependent on others. They are emotionally labile and cling to others in the context of immature relationships....Males with HPD usually present problems of identity crisis, disturbed relationships, and lack of impulse control. They have antisocial tendencies and are inclined to exploit physical symptoms. These men are emotionally immature, dramatic, and shallow.[2] Both men and women with HPD engage in disinhibited behavior.[3]&quot;
Hope this helps by the way it sounds alittle like Borderline Personality Disorder with a stronger spin... I wonder if you meet the criteria for Complex PTSD...

Thiss really does sound like me. I am in constant need of other peoples approval for everything - all of the time, to the point of being obsessive. I am dramatic, and a total follower; I feel like total garbage for this, but I have done things for attention before.
Being a follower is the reason I stayed with my ex for so long - he showed me attention.

Flooded, don't beat yourself up about it. There are reasons for everything that results in the way we develope check out Complex PTSD Anyone? and see one of the topics: I think you couldn't help having some gaps if you didn't get the right tools at the right time in your development. Now that you are an adult one thing you could consider is what I have decided to do: validate yourself and believe it alittle at a time...loner.

My brother supposedly has this DX- after his divorce he became gay and is into dressing up as an animal to have furry sex with men at Furry Conventions.

Sometimes I think I can have some of the traits you described- I can be very clingy and emotional. I am very isolated now because I want to change the types of relationships I have- I'm cleaning house socially.

You don't become gay. You come out, sometimes to other people, sometimes simply to yourself.

I'm of the school of thought that we are all probably bisexual and how we identify is on a continuum that is largely influenced by upbringing and culture.

The furry thing, I dunno. But I'm REALLY having to contain myself and not start in with a bunch of jokes about it. I try to respect everyone's sexual identity, but the furry thing strikes me as hilarious.

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